New York Magazine - USA (2019-09-16)

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SPOTLIGHT

ON

FALL

NEW YORK CITYBALLET’S annual Fall Fashion Gala sets the

stage for an experience uniting dance and fashion design.

Since NYCB Board Vice Chair Sarah Jessica Parker fi rst

conceived of the idea in 2012, the annual event has paired

renowned designers with groundbreaking choreographers to

infuse dance with the fl air of high fashion.

In anticipation of the eighth edition of the Fall Fashion Gala

on September 26, which pairs choreographers Lauren Lovette

and Edwaard Liang with famed New York designers Zac Posen

and Anna Sui, NYCB has partnered with Intersect by Lexus for

an exciting new exhibit — Design in Motion: A New York City

Ballet Fall Fashion Gala Retrospective. Curated by NYCB’s

Director of Costumes Marc Happel, the exhibit looks back on

the stunning costumes that have taken center stage over the

past seven years.

Design in Motion is a free exhibit from September 24 –

October 20 at Intersect by Lexus (412 W 14th St.), off ering the

opportunity to view original ballet costumes designed by 26

visionary creators such as Valentino, Prabal Gurung, Carolina

Herrera, Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, Humberto

Leon of Opening Ceremony and Kenzo, Dries Van Noten, Virgil

Abloh of Off -White, Giles Deacon, and more.

The September 26 Fall Fashion Gala will be held at Lincoln

Center with encore performances September 27, 28 eve, Oct 2, 6,

and 13. For more information visit nycballet.com/classicnycbfall.

A Celebration of Dance and Design

NEW YORK CITY BALLET

20 Lincoln Center Plaza nycballet.com/classicnycbfall

Photo: Erin Baiano of Zac Posen and Lauren Lovette

Costume Sketch: Anna Sui for the Edwaard Liang world premiere ballet